> If I'm making 18k working a crap job (been there) and I get a 30k basic income, why would I not quit the next day? Because if you keep the crap job then you

> If I'm making 18k working a crap job (been there) and I get a 30k basic income, why would I not quit the next day? Because if you keep the crap job then you make 48k and if you quit then you only make 30k. You are confusing welfare with basic income. In any case Basic Income would not be at 30k, much lower. More likely $11k as that is the poverty line. The point is to prevent poverty which results in a much higher end cost to society.